Tally Ho at Sequim - 2021
Jan 9, 2021, 4:53 PM
Well, what IS Pete doing?!
In the last video we got to know part of the crew a little better, and now it’s time to learn a bit more about Pete Stein’s story. We start the New Year by taking his boat…
Jan 30, 2021, 4:55 PM
In this episode we start by looking at sailing yacht rigs in general - we discuss some of the most common types of sails and rigs and how to tell them apart, with help from some examples in Port…
Feb 13, 2021, 4:59 PM
After 5 long weeks, it’s time for a planking update!
There was so much footage to work through and edit, and so much information to cover, that I’m making this episode in two parts.
In this first…
Feb 14, 2021, 5:02 PM
In this second part of the video we continue to hang more planks on the boat, getting closer and closer to closing up all the gaps and making the hull watertight. We discuss more questions that have…
Feb 28, 2021, 5:05 PM
After the snowstorm last week, we start this video with Tally Ho full of snow! But it quickly melts and we get back to the business of cutting and hanging planks. I make some blocks to go between the…
Mar 13, 2021, 5:08 PM
Okay, we have a lot of BIG news! These developments only really happened yesterday, so this is fresh off the press, and I was up all night finishing this video.
It seems we might have resolved our…
Mar 27, 2021, 5:11 PM
In this episode we hang the last of the regular planks and start making “shutter planks” - the planks that fill a gap between already fastened areas of planking above and below. These require more…
Apr 3, 2021, 5:15 PM
BONUS TIMELAPSE VIDEO!
I took a bunch of photographs from various different angles while we were planking TALLY HO, and intended to create a time-lapse for the previous video - but it was more work…
Apr 10, 2021, 5:19 PM
In this episode we take on the glamorous and exciting job of fairing the hull! We start with power-planes and then use a variety of grinders and sanders for our initial fairing, taking off the worst…
Apr 24, 2021, 5:23 PM
This episode is all about Caulking (or Corking, depending on your location). I start by visiting Port Townsend, which has an unusual number of very skilled and proficient Corkers. We briefly discuss…
May 8, 2021, 5:25 PM
In this episode we work towards sealing up the timber of the hull, inside and out.
First we varnish the interior of the boat, using a traditional varnish that should hopefully hold up for decades.…
May 22, 2021, 5:28 PM
In this episode we welcome Megan and Patrick to the crew, and then continue with fairing the hull and preparing to move the boat! As well as organising a new workshop and place to live, we start…
Jun 5, 2021, 5:32 PM
In this episode, we - you guessed it - paint the boat. This video features some of the most satisfying blue-tape peeling footage ever to have existed!
We also explain how we find the waterline, why…
Jun 19, 2021, 5:35 PM
We look back at all the work that got this project to where it is now, from the very first glimpse of Tally Ho 4 years ago right up to her present condition as an almost fully rebuilt hull.
I answer…
Jul 4, 2021, 5:38 PM
In this episode we attempt to slightly enlarge the lead ballast keel by pouring a layer of molten lead on top of it. Before we actually pour I discuss the reasons for doing this and we fabricate a…
Jul 17, 2021, 5:42 PM
In this episode we move Tally Ho!
Before the move we experience a crazy heatwave with record-breaking temperatures, and I have to take some drastic measures to keep the boat cool. Next we take the…